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Alternet
Feb 9, 2012 Will Obama's New "Made In America" Ideas Be Enough To Bring Our Jobs Back? Obama's latest ideas for kick-starting American manufacturing are a good start, but there's plenty more we can be doing. Alternet more
Feb 9, 2012 David Koch's Non-Profit Flouts Law And Spends $700,000 Against Wisconsin Recall The non-profit founded by the oil billionaire injects $700,000 to retain the embattled Wisconsin governor, possibly violating various laws on political activities. Alternet more
Common Dreams NewsCenter
Feb 9, 2012 Greek Unions Protest "Barbaric" Austerity Cuts, Vow "There Will Be Social Uprising" After days of delays and lengthy talks, Greece leaders have come to an agreement on the cuts demanded in order to receive bailout funds from the EU, European Central Bank and IMF. Greek civil society is up in arms over the harsh austerity imposed, with a 48-hour strike planned against the... Common Dreams NewsCenter more
Feb 9, 2012 Bank Bailout 2: Obama Lets Mortgage Abusers Off the Hook The Obama administration announced this morning that the five largest U.S. banks have agreed to a $26 billion 'settlement' to end lawsuits over abusive practices that forced millions of families from their homes and helped bring about the nation’s financial meltdown.... Common Dreams NewsCenter more
Capitol Hill Blue
Feb 9, 2012 CPAC: Just another phony conservative sideshow God help us. It’s time for CPAC — the Conservative Political Action Conference — the annual gathering of the rabid right wing in the National Capital Region. CPAC this year comes just as conservatives finally have something to celebrate — former Pennsylvania Senator Rick... Capitol Hill Blue more
Feb 8, 2012 Santorum sweep scrambles GOP primary sweepstakes Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum delivered a three-strike punch against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney‘s claim to the Republican Presidential nomination Tuesday, sweeping caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado and winning a non-binding primary in Missouri. Romney came in second in... Capitol Hill Blue more
Mother Jones Politics
Feb 9, 2012 Pentagon to Let Women in Combat, Kinda Sorta Female Marines on foot patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan: Marine Corps PhotoThe Department of Defense is expected to release a report on Thursday urging Congress to let women serve in more frontline combat-related jobs, signaling a possible death knell for male-only military units. The... Mother Jones Politics more
Feb 9, 2012 Pentagon to Let Women in Combat, Kinda Sorta Female Marines on foot patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan: Marine Corps PhotoThe Department of Defense is expected to release a report on Thursday urging Congress to let women serve in more frontline combat-related jobs, signaling a possible death knell for male-only military units. The... Mother Jones Politics more
Organizing for America
Feb 9, 2012 Listen Up: Sounding off at the Wisconsin Organizing Academy Wisconsin's most committed organizers headed to Madison this weekend for eight hours of training on everything from building a neighborhood team to feeding a roomful of hungry volunteers. We caught up with with supporters Barbara and Maxine in the middle of a one-on-one, while State Field... Organizing for America more
Feb 9, 2012 Volunteers Across America: Indiana My name is Andrea Smith. I’m semi-retired after working in business communications and teaching college English, and I’m a volunteer with President Obama’s re-election campaign in Indiana. I’m originally from the President’s adopted city of Chicago, but I’ve lived in Indianapolis... Organizing for America more
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